ZIRCON is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ZIRCON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZIRCON?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZIRCON is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZIRCON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zirconsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZIRCON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ZIRCON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does ZIRCON mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A hard mineral, often brown or colourless, used as a gemstone and as an ore of zirconium.
Clear zircon sparkles like diamond and is sold as jewellery. Geologists also prize zircon crystals because they are very old and help date rocks.
How ZIRCON is used
Zircon appears in geology, mining and jewellery writing.
- The ring was set with a blue zircon.
- A tiny zircon in the rock was billions of years old.
- Mining companies extract zircon from beach sands.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZIRCON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZIRCON
6 longer words begin with ZIRCON.
Shorter words from the letters in ZIRCON
Common questions about ZIRCON
- Is ZIRCON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZIRCON, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZIRCON worth?
- ZIRCON is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZIRCON mean?
- A hard mineral, often brown or colourless, used as a gemstone and as an ore of zirconium.
- What letters can be added to ZIRCON?
- ZIRCON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ZIRCON:
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